Steel Industry in Japan - A Comparison With Britain

Informationen zum Autor Harukiyo Hasegawa is Lecturer in Japanese Studies at the University of Sheffield. Klappentext Harukiyo Hasegawa challenges the notion of the Japanese success story with an in-depth case study of comparative growth and decline in the steel industries of two mature economies. Zusammenfassung Harukiyo Hasegawa challenges the notion of the Japanese success story with an in-depth case study of comparative growth and decline in the steel industries of two mature economies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction The structure of the book Part I Differences in corporate environments 2 Economic development 3 Industrial organisation 4 Institutional practices 5 The Japanese steel industry 6 Management and labour in Japanese steel works 7 Management and labour at head office (Japan) Part III The British steel industry 8 The British steel industry 9 Management and labour in British steel works I0 Management and labour at head office (UK) Part IV Convergence and relative advance 11 Japan/UK comparison of management and labour 12 Implications of convergence and relative advance 13 Further changes in the 1990s

List of contents

Introduction The structure of the book Part I Differences in corporate environments 2 Economic development 3 Industrial organisation 4 Institutional practices 5 The Japanese steel industry 6 Management and labour in Japanese steel works 7 Management and labour at head office (Japan) Part III The British steel industry 8 The British steel industry 9 Management and labour in British steel works I0 Management and labour at head office (UK) Part IV Convergence and relative advance 11 Japan/UK comparison of management and labour 12 Implications of convergence and relative advance 13 Further changes in the 1990s

Product details

• Authors: Harukiyo Hasegawa
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.04.1996
• EAN: 9780415103862
• ISBN: 978-0-415-10386-2
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: The University of Sheffield/Routledge Japanese Studies Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Japan, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Personnel & human resources management, Economics of industrial organisation, Personnel and human resources management, Economics of industrial organization, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General